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Heavy metal content and potential health risk of geophagic white clay from the Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana
Geophagia is the craving for non-food substances and commonly practiced among pregnant women and children. Consumption of geophagic clay samples can have serious implications on the health of the consumers as a result of the presence of toxic metals such as Pb, As, Hg and Cd. This study sought to de...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5616015/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28959588 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2016.08.005 |